G0328 Fecal blood scrn immunoassay
What G0328 is
Colorectal cancer screening; fecal occult blood test, immunoassay, 1-3 simultaneous
HCPCS Level II long description, CMS October 2026 file. See the G codes page for the full section.
Medicare payment for G0328 (CY2026)
This code has no Physician Fee Schedule rate: Statutory exclusion - not payable under the Physician Fee Schedule. It may be paid under a different fee schedule (clinical laboratory, DMEPOS, anesthesia) or not paid at all - check the relevant CMS schedule.
Medically Unlikely Edit (MUE)
Medicare caps G0328 at 1 unit per date of service for practitioner claims (MAI 2 - date of service edit (absolute): units above the MUE never pay), rationale: Code Descriptor / CPT Instruction. Units above the cap are denied unless the edit's adjudication rules allow an appeal with documentation.
Billed with G0328? These codes are bundled into it
G0328 is a Column 1 code in 3 active NCCI PTP edits. When one of these Column 2 codes is reported on the same date of service, it is denied as bundled - unless the edit's modifier indicator is 1 and documentation supports a distinct service with an NCCI-associated modifier.
| Column 2 code | Short description | Modifier indicator | |
|---|---|---|---|
82270 | Occult blood feces | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair |
82272 | Occult bld feces 1-3 tests | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
82274 | Assay test for blood fecal | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair |
Data: CMS CY2026 Physician Fee Schedule RVU file (October release, RVU26D) and Medicare NCCI PTP practitioner edits v32.3 (2026 Q4). Verify against the official files before billing or contracting decisions.